Before there was Disneyland, there was Santa’s Workshop. In this clip Christine shares the surprising origin story of the American theme park — tracing it back to a small attraction in Lake Placid, New York, that drew 14,000 visitors in a single day. Walt Disney took notice and ultimately hired the very same architect who built Santa’s Workshop, Arthur Monaco, to design Disneyland in Anaheim. As she puts it, everything came from the North Country — even the man who built the magic.
